Toyota Corolla
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- The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling cars of all time, with more than 44 million units sold worldwide over its production lifetime. It is listed in the Guinness World Records as the first car in history to reach 30 million sales (2005).
- Introduced in the 1960s, the Corolla has gone through 12 generations and has built a reputation for reliability, fuel economy and affordability.
Is Toyota Corolla a reliable car?
The Toyota Corolla is a very reliable car. The number of defects found for the Toyota Corolla at the annual roadworthiness tests was lower than for 95 percent of other cars of a similar age tested.
Based on these reviews, the highest reliability scores were demonstrated by Toyota Corolla generation from 2000 to 2002, while the models produced from 1997 to 2001 had the lowest reliability ratings (which were in any case better than the average reliability for cars of this age), but overall the reliability scores of all tested Toyota Corolla generations are quite similar.
Most Toyota Corolla engines are chain-driven, which is considered more reliable than belt-driven engines.
Toyota Corolla reviews
Total 49 Toyota Corolla owner reviews
Pros: High manufacturing quality. Heavy equipment for small car.
11 years and Japanese, but does not corrode. A good engine performance in all speed ranges. Wide steering wheel adjustment options height and depth.
Cons: Bad sound insulation at high speeds. A little too hard running characteristics of small speeds. The brake cylinders require more frequent cleaning.
| Purchase year: | 2015 age of car 10 years) | Owned for | 45`000 kilometers (1 year) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 7.2 litres per 100km (30% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: It´s small, the music system is perfect, economic. I go to school every day and i put 8 euros once in a week so i month it goes like 40 euro to enjoy the whole month. Highly recommend!!
Cons: Theres one big disadvantage only: the clutch!!!!! Be careful everyone. Thats the only disadvantage.. If you dont know how to handle it you might put a new one every year.
| Purchase year: | 2018 age of car 14 years) | Owned for | 10`000 kilometers (0 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 8.0 litres per 100km (100% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 350 € | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Nimble and elegant, at same time, strong running gear, because every day I drove almost 100 km along a dirt road.
Cons: The interior warms up for quite some time, when it's under -5. Well you can hear engine, but it may also be called positive points, you can hear that, with engine might have a problem (in meantime, purrs like a kitten).
| Purchase year: | 2014 age of car 10 years) | Owned for | 94`000 kilometers (3 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 6.5 litres per 100km (20% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 720 € (~ 240 € per year) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: The Toyota Corolla is a fantastic bit of kit. Nippy, reliable, moderate CO2 emissions but still, fabulous car.
It´s driven over 200,000 kilometres and hasn´t broke down once.
Cons: From time to time the clutch seems a bit slippy and the revs will randomly rise and fall when the engine is hot but nothing dangerous.
| Purchase year: | 2014 age of car 16 years) | Owned for | 15`000 kilometers (6 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 7.8 litres per 100km (60% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: It was a good light, brisk, pleasant driving, fits everywhere, roomy, can carry objects up to 2, 4 m long.
Cons: Rust is appearing everywhere. Sound insulation is not sufficient, road noise bothers to enjoy journey, especially outside city.
| Purchase year: | 2008 age of car 10 years) | Owned for | 35`000 kilometers (8 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 10.0 litres per 100km (100% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Simple, without lots of extras, reliable, cheap service. The body is thins, but if a beaten and regularly maintained, body will serve at least 20 years. 12 years bodywork guarantee from manufacturer.
Cons: Not dynamic.
| Purchase year: | 2006 age of car 6 years) | Owned for | 265`000 kilometers (10 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 6.0 litres per 100km (20% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: The car is good for rookie.. better woman. Economic. Large luggage compartment. Quiet, 1.6l has good acceleration. Light.
Cons: Low, poor visibility.. Three big people, a large load on back of springs.
| Purchase year: | 2016 age of car 11 years) | Owned for | 100`000 kilometers (2 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 7.0 litres per 100km (90% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 310 € (~ 155 € per year) | ||
Would NOT recomend this car to the friend